FDA Patient Safety videos for Healthcare professionals

[Brian, ASN, RN]

medwatch - the fda safety information and adverse event reporting program

fda patient safety news (psn) is a monthly video news show for

healthcare professionals. it covers significant new product approvals,

recalls and safety alerts, and offers important tips on protecting

patients. read the complete stories and watch or download the video

program at http://www.fda.gov/psn. you may have already received

notification of some of these safety issues through the medwatch list

serve. however, many of these psn stories contain video footage and

demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare

facilities and academic institutions.

stories in the november 2006 edition include:

new studies on antidepressants in pregnancy

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#1

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

safety information on alaris se infusion pumps

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#2

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

increased risk of infectious disease transmission from human tissues

recovered by donor referral services

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#3

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

drug name confusion: mucomyst and mucinex

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#4

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

danger in administering azathioprine and mercaptopurine together

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#5

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

vaccine mix-ups: adacel (tdap) and daptacel (dtap)

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#6

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

ibuprofen can interfere with aspirin's antiplatelet effect

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57#7

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=57>

for more fda patient safety news, visit http://www.fda.gov/psn.